Comments on: De La Salle vs. Lakeland (Fla.): Live from DVC

By: THE CAMP

THE CAMP — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:36:59 +0000

Why did Alameda try to keep Duckett out of the game. Alameda’s coach bombarded Encinal on their way to halftime locker rooms. They begged for their trainer AD, and the principle to kick him out of the game. This is after a delay of about 1.5 minutes as they cheered up and down their side lines as Duckett went down.

Alameda, now you have to deal with “The Real Coach Carter”. 4-5-1 has to be a reality at this point. And I wouldn’t take El Cerrito lightly. If I know Carter, they are probably going to score over 50 points against a struggling, sore, bruised up, brutal Alameda team. Especially if Cunningham can’t score. Cunningham will be trying to run through brick walls for the next 2-3 weeks…

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:11:40 +0000

they should be playing schools from socal and fresno.. haha who are you? they are public schools who don’t even pay their coaches anymore. tell that to the AD. they ain’t gonna pay an extravagant amount to go play some team. buddy none of these teams need to travel out of section anywhere because all are strong enough against each other that in league being the champs is good enough. can you believe what you’re saying? like they have a shot at a state bowl or something.. not with de la salle around and not for a while. no wcal team will get a bowl berth anytime soon either. it’s pretty much Grant, DLS, and in place of Novato/CN in NCS for smaller divisions St. Marys-Stockton. because of their divisions they always have it easier and they are the powerhouses around. no need to go overboard being kings of the state when you can be kings of the east bay/section and still be thought highly of.

all that bowl bs is like college bcs. too many people buy into it when there are still good enough leagues around like the Pac-10 that its teams dont need to go out playing SEC teams for a shot at a nat’l title. Pac-10 title is just fine and the Rose Bowl is a great reward. Forget all that be the best play the best shit because you end up like Bellevue or DLS losing more games and hurting your reputation.

By: MoellerMan

MoellerMan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:11 +0000

As far as non-league scheduling goes, MV and Foothill are in one group, AV and SRV in another. I think the schedules that SRV and AV play are extremely weak. MV and Foothill play challenging teams within NCS, but none outside of NCS. I agree, I would like to see each of them step up their non-league schedule.

By: junior

junior — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:56:20 +0000

Lucky5- so your saying that MV, Foothill, SRV, and AV played 5 challenging (count Logan twice) non-league games out of a possible 12 and that deserves respect? I cant count Novato or Miramonte as tough games BTW-they are in lower divisions. No, those EBAL teams are loading up on soft non-league games.

They should be playing SJS D1 and D2 teams, teams from the WCAL, teams from Fresno and teams from So Cal.

By: piratered&blue

piratered&blue — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:38:32 +0000

its not basketball season yet… but when it is its time to talk about the haal

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:25:49 +0000

who cares about basketball?

By: Ash more of the same

Ash more of the same — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:07:38 +0000

Two Questions??

Should Newark Memorial continue be allowed to recruit 8th graders from other school districts to play on their basketball team?

Should ALL MVAL varsity basketball opponents refuse to play Newark Memorial (forfeit) this season because I guess you would have to say they “cheat”?

By: Lucky5

Lucky5 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:06:24 +0000

Junior, MV may lose 1 or 2 EBAL games, Foothill may lose 1 or 2 EBAL games, DLS will lose a EBAL game. As far as playing weak non-league games, I would not put Pittsburg, Logan, Novato and Miramonte in the “weak” category. Pittsburg and Logan may not be powerhouses this year, but they can beat you if you do not play solid ball as proven from Logan’s performance against MV. Cal played West which may be improving from last year, but not a threat. Is Washington for real, we will find out when playoffs start. I agree that Amador Valley definitely needs to schedule much stronger games. Regarding other leagues, Berkeley will walk through league after playing a beat up Pittsburg squad, Washington may do the same, but almost every team in EBAL has the athletes and potential to upset their opponent. When the seeding is set and the playoffs start we will see how the EBAL’s non-league scheduling affected their performance in making the NCS playoffs.

By: junior

junior — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:17:53 +0000

granada has no chance at a playoff birth-they will finish 7th again. matadors are too weak along the LOS-both sides.

MV will lose 2-3 EBAL games

AV is going to beat either Foothill or MV this year

Other than DLS and Cal- EBAL teams play weak non-league games which hurts them come league play. They should be challenging themselves much more than they have been.

By: guru-black

guru-black — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:01:45 +0000

hey kemp i mean hitstick you should be tellin ur players 2 transfer cuz winning ncs will never happen u know it! wat does rocklin coach? you think that herman munster lookin nerd is gonna lead you guys anywhere?